Cool and damp. It's about 35F with drizzly rain as I emerge from my car in downtown Hudson, Ohio. Not my absolute favorite weather, but at least the rain is subsiding. I jog over to pick up my bib and shirt, jog back to the car, then jog back another time to line up. That's where, among the huge crowd, I see some of my peeps.
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| Julie, Dan, and Theresa at the start |
I start off with Julie Boggs and Theresa Wright. We run together often, so it's not surprising that we are starting the Frosty Five together. Our first mile is on the slow side (partly because I spent some time coughing - still getting over this crud stuff), but then we pick it up during mile two. It helps that that one is downhill. Of course, we pay for this during mile three. Four ain't bad, but it's starting to feel warm. Five winds up being my fastest and best mile of the day.
After the finish, it's great to talk with all manner of friends about the fantastic race and our great performances.
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| More friends after the finish |
My 41:41 seemed pretty good, and I won my ancient age group. But then I made a huge mistake: I looked up my time at this race from last year. A minute and a half better! I guess I'm getting older.
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